[ba] Fw: I guess the water pump decided to go on strike
Brian Devlin
nilvednairb at yahoo.com
Sat Oct 16 19:39:47 PDT 2010
I agree. It's extremely rare for a water pump to stop pumping while the drive
belt spins. Check your heater hoses - if they're getting hot then the pump is
OK.
-Brian
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From: Chris Maresca <ckm at crust.net>
To: ba-group at audifans.com
Sent: Sat, October 16, 2010 1:47:33 PM
Subject: Re: [ba] I guess the water pump decided to go on strike
It could also just be your thermostat staying shut. I think it's at the
end of the hose that goes into the block on the driver's side. It's a
pain because of tight space, but not as bad as the water pump.
If it's the water pump (which usually leaks through the bearing, it
doesn't fail entirely), it's behind the timing belt and you should do it
at the same time. If the pump has been leaking, it will likely have
damaged the belt and you have to take it off anyway... IRC, I can do
both a timing belt & water pump in 2-3 hours, but I've also done it 3-4
times and have the appropriate tools. The book rate is 4 hours,
although it's possible my memory is failing.
The biggest b*tch was the allen bolts on the lower cover, IRC. They
seem to like rusting fast, I had to drill one out. They also go through
some oil galleys, which means you can't leave them out at all (not that
you should).
If you decide to DIY, I've got the factory timing belt tools (other than
the lower crank seal tool...) - you're welcome to borrow them. You
should probably also plan to back-flush your cooling system while you
have it open.
Chris.
On 10/16/10 11:01 AM, Michael Heth wrote:
>
>
> Well,
>
> The Coupe is overheating really quickly (heats up in 1/3 the time it
> used to) but the bottom of the radiator in not getting even warm so I
> assume my water pump is toast.
>
> As I remember from old past posts, this is going to be a major deal
> for me to R&R, isn't it.
>
> Thanks for any tips/advice.
>
> M./
>
> Michael Heth
> classic_coupe at serversmiths.com
>
>
>
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